diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index fe74cd69..ec10e627 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,8 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
                 }
 
                 uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Verifying blocks..."));
-                if (!VerifyDB()) {
+                if (!VerifyDB(GetArg("-checklevel", 3),
+                              GetArg( "-checkblocks", 288))) {
                     strLoadError = _("Corrupted block database detected");
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f0c08d27..58c0c936 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2616,13 +2616,12 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool VerifyDB() {
+bool VerifyDB(int nCheckLevel, int nCheckDepth)
+{
     if (pindexBest == NULL || pindexBest->pprev == NULL)
         return true;
 
     // Verify blocks in the best chain
-    int nCheckLevel = GetArg("-checklevel", 3);
-    int nCheckDepth = GetArg( "-checkblocks", 288);
     if (nCheckDepth == 0)
         nCheckDepth = 1000000000; // suffices until the year 19000
     if (nCheckDepth > nBestHeight)
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 87f1dbfa..19d4a87b 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ bool LoadBlockIndex();
 /** Unload database information */
 void UnloadBlockIndex();
 /** Verify consistency of the block and coin databases */
-bool VerifyDB();
+bool VerifyDB(int nCheckLevel, int nCheckDepth);
 /** Print the loaded block tree */
 void PrintBlockTree();
 /** Find a block by height in the currently-connected chain */